-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Mark Newton <new...@internode.com.au> wrote:
> > On 04/02/2011, at 3:43 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Mark Newton <new...@internode.com.au> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 04/02/2011, at 2:13 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: >>> >>>> An armed FBI special agent shows up at your facility and tells your >>>> ranking manager to "shut down the Internet". >>> >>> Turn off the room lights, salute, and shout, "Mission Accomplished." >>> The FBI dude with the gun won't know the difference. >>> >> >> No. The correct answer is that in the U.S., if the Agent in question has >> a valid subpoena or N.S.L., you must comply. > > Subpoenas and NSLs are used to gather information, not to shut down > telcos. They're just an enforceable request for records. > > Considering that politicians in the US have suggested that they need > "kill switch" legislation passed before they can do it, and further > considering that "kill switch" legislation doesn't currently exist, > what lawful means do you anticipate an FBI special agent to rely on > in making such a request? > > I'm not actually in the US. In a question arising from the Egypt > demonstrations earlier this week, Australia's Communications Minister > said he didn't think the law as written at the moment provided the > government with the lawful ability to shut down telecommunications > services. > http://delimiter.com.au/2011/02/03/no-internet-kill-switch-for-australia- > says-conroy/ > I share your sentiment. One of the best commentaries I have read lately on this issue was earlier today: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/ive-changed-my-mind-america-must-never - -allow-an-internet-kill-switch-heres-why/9982 Worth a quick read. - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFNS49Qq1pz9mNUZTMRAg63AJ9XifxhugBVp9eyMrGQW7W9uKiAMACgor23 ISBUTZgvbwKKjJ5qBnJxPrg= =O3vq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/
